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Post by PostPrime on Aug 26, 2023 7:36:35 GMT -5
15 more days and the gloves come off. CAL POLY v. Iowa up in Sacramento, Ca. Prediction? 3-1 Iowa. I’ll leave this here……
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Post by jake on Aug 26, 2023 13:36:14 GMT -5
It's a five hour bus ride from SLO to Sacramento. It's an extra nite to go up on Thurs.,...but, it allows the POLY team a chance to practice one more day on a foreign court. If the Iowa team is coming in on Thurs. we should do the same, IMO. The day has finally arrived. Has coach Walters and her staff prepared this young and very talented CAL POLY Lady'Stang team for day one? We are now just hours away from the opening serve. Who will start? Will coach Walters stay with her veterans or elect to shuttle in other players? Where will the offense come? Will POLY's blocking reputation be evident early? gopoly.com/news/2023/8/23/womens-volleyball-cal-poly-volleyball-opens-2023-season-friday-against-iowa-in-sacramento.aspx Pretty ugly!!! Not that I expected a whole lot better. With no scrimmages, exhibition matches or spring ball CAL POLY came into the match showing more inexperience than experience. Biggest cause of the loss,...SE = 15 w/SA = 4. Coach Walters was typical Caroline Walters playing four true freshmen,...one may have been beneficial. Annabella Thalken was good Amy Hiatt, the veteran, was not! CAL POLY is in for a long season. Giving your opponent points from the service line,...just doesn't get it done, coach Walters!!!
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Post by raian13 on Aug 26, 2023 13:53:34 GMT -5
If only CP can hire a better coach that can recruit well after this season.
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Post by jake on Aug 27, 2023 12:35:31 GMT -5
Pretty ugly!!! Not that I expected a whole lot better. With no scrimmages, exhibition matches or spring ball CAL POLY came into the match showing more inexperience than experience. Biggest cause of the loss,...SE = 15 w/SA = 4. Coach Walters was typical Caroline Walters playing four true ,...one may have been beneficial. Annabella Thalken was good Amy Hiatt, the veteran, was not! CAL POLY is in for a long season. Giving your opponent points from the service line,...just doesn't get it done, coach Walters!!! CAL POLY is finally in the win column. No question the service line was a lot better,...SE = 10 w/SA = 9. Coach Walters playing multiple(2) true freshmen simultaneously!!! Both RS soph Annabella Thalken and RS junior Amy Hiatt had good days. It doesn't get any easier today when POLY (1-1) will take on Sac State (2-0).
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Aug 27, 2023 13:20:33 GMT -5
Cal Poly's schedule is extremely soft this year, every match before Washington is winnable.
Sac State is probably their best opponent until they play Wash, so a win today would be pretty important to make any sort of statement. Piling up wins the next two weeks won't really tell a lot, but losing matches to not so good D1 teams would point to a middle Big West finish.
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Post by beachgrad on Aug 27, 2023 14:07:49 GMT -5
I sure hope Cal Poly can improve quickly because Iowa beat them pretty convincingly and Sac State swept them. Poly is capable of winning the Sac State match and lets hope they do.
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Post by noblesol on Aug 27, 2023 18:38:08 GMT -5
I sure hope Cal Poly can improve quickly because Iowa beat them pretty convincingly and Sac State swept them. Poly is capable of winning the Sac State match and lets hope they do. With their light schedule, they gave themselves a chance to figure things out and how to gel without a Dvoracek talent in their lineup. They didn't schedule to build a great RPI or resume to compete for a non-AQ tournament selection. So, their goal is to be good enough to make the conference tournament, then see if they can win the AQ.
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Post by jake on Aug 28, 2023 11:33:14 GMT -5
Pretty ugly!!! Not that I expected a whole lot better. With no scrimmages, exhibition matches or spring ball CAL POLY came into the match showing more inexperience than experience. Biggest cause of the loss,...SE = 15 w/SA = 4. Coach Walters was typical Caroline Walters playing four true ,...one may have been beneficial. Annabella Thalken was good Amy Hiatt, the veteran, was not! CAL POLY is in for a long season. Giving your opponent points from the service line,...just doesn't get it done, coach Walters!!! CAL POLY is finally in the win column. No question the service line was a lot better,...SE = 10 w/SA = 9. Coach Walters playing multiple(2) true freshmen simultaneously!!! Both RS soph Annabella Thalken and RS junior Amy Hiatt had good days. It doesn't get any easier today when POLY (1-1) will take on Sac State (2-0). CAL POLY may be beginning to get the picture,...they sweep Sac State (team that just beat Iowa) to be crown tournament champs. POLY's Lizzy Markovska,...tournament MVP!!!
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Post by jake on Aug 29, 2023 14:58:03 GMT -5
CAL POLY started playing four true freshmen in their 1st and 2nd matches. Played same three in their 3rd match.
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Post by PostPrime on Aug 29, 2023 15:06:12 GMT -5
CalPoly lost the battle but won the war. Nice job.
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Post by jake on Aug 29, 2023 22:47:55 GMT -5
CalPoly lost the battle but won the war. Nice job. Yes,...so true. I don't know if team CAL POLY bused up on the same day (Friday) they played Iowa. If so,...the five hour trip and getting acclimated to the court and surroundings may have taken its toll when playing the hawkeyes. A team they should've beaten.
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Post by PostPrime on Aug 30, 2023 20:41:16 GMT -5
Iowa beat them pretty easily. Not sure Poly “should’ve.”
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Post by definitelymaybe on Aug 30, 2023 22:42:57 GMT -5
Hawks were plus 10 in serving & reception errors. For me, that's where the match was decided. Poly fell apart the last set. Being an Iowa fan, I am familiar with that happening 😂
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Post by jake on Aug 31, 2023 12:18:53 GMT -5
CAL POLY is off to Texas to play SFA, So. Miss. and Nicholls State,...really need a sweep.
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Post by jake on Sept 1, 2023 15:57:46 GMT -5
CAL POLY is off to Texas to play SFA, So. Miss. and Nicholls State,...really need a sweep. Just when you think the ship has been righted! CAL POLY play hard, but I guess the bus ride was just too long,...not very funny,...agree! First two sets when extra inning, but the results were the same. Let's hope todays match shows better "who the Lady'Stangs" can be. Playing Southern Miss. out of the Sun Belt
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